Ex.As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.

Ex.Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

Ex.The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex.The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.

Ex.The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.

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* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.

Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.

Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.

Ex: The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.

Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.

* al borde de= on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.

* al borde de la carretera= at the roadside.

* al borde de la extinción= on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.

Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.

Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.

Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.

Ex: Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.

Ex: Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.

Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.

Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.

1) (seguido de adjetivos) [Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1] to be

1) (seguido de adjetivos) [Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1] to be

A(seguido de adjetivos)[Estardenotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed byser1 (↑ ser (1)) .Estaris also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found inser1 (↑ ser (1)) ] to be

◊ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1 to be;

estese tranquilo don't worryestar2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living roomestarverbo intransitivo1(existir, hallarse) to be: está al norte, it is to the north
¿estarás en casa?, will you be at home?
no está en ningún lado, it isn't anywhere
estamos aquí para servirle, we are at your service
su pedido aún no está, your order isn't ready yet
2(permanecer) to stay: estos días estoy en casa de mis padres, these days I'm staying at my parents' place
estoy en la oficina de ocho a dos, I'm at the office from eight to two
quiero que estés aquí un minuto, ahora vuelvo, stay here, I'll be right back
3(tener una situación actual determinada: con adjetivo o participio)estaba blanco como la cera, he had turned as white as a sheet
está dormido, he's asleep
está teñida de rubio, her hair's dyed blonde
(con gerundio)está estudiando, he is studying
estaba preparando la comida, I was cooking
(con adverbio)estoy tan lejos, I'm so far away
está muy mal,(enfermo) he is very ill
4(quedar, sentar)el jersey me está pequeño, the sweater is too small for me
5(para indicar precio, grados, fecha) (+ a:fecha) to be: ¿a qué día estamos?, what's the date?
estamos a 1 de Julio, it is the first of July
(: precio) to be at: ¿a cómo/cuánto están las manzanas?, how much are the apples?
están a setenta pesetas el kilo, they're seventy pesetas a kilo
(: grados)en Madrid estamos a cuarenta grados, it's forty degrees in Madrid
♦ Locuciones: ¿estamos?, agreed?
estar a disposición de, to be at the disposal of
estar a la que salta, to be ready to take advantage of an opportunity
estar a las duras y a las maduras, to take the bad with the good
estar al caer, to be just round the corner
estar en baja, to be waning
estar en todo, to be on top of everything
estaría bueno, whatever next
ESTAR CON:(de acuerdo con)estoy con María, I agree with Mary
ESTARDE:estoy de broma, I'm joking
está de camarero, he's working as a waiter
estaba de Dios que las cosas sucedieran así, it was God's will that things turned out this way, está de vacaciones, he's on holiday
me voy a marchar porque está claro que aquí estoy de más, I'm going to go because it's obvious that I'm in the way
ESTAR ENCIMA: su madre siempre está encima de él, his mother is always on top of him
ESTAR PARA: no estamos para bromas, we are in no mood for jokes
esa ropa está para planchar, these clothes are ready to be ironed
cuando estaba para salir, me llamaron, when I was just about to leave, they called me
ESTARPOR: la casa está por construir, the house has still to be built
estuve por decirle lo que pensaba, I was tempted to tell him what I thought
estoy por la igualdad de derechos, I'm for equal rights
ESTAR QUE: está que no puede con su alma, he is exhausted
familiarestá que trina, he's hopping mad
ESTAR TRAS: está tras el ascenso, he is after promotion
estoy tras una blusa blanca, I'm looking for a white blouse
El uso del verbo tostay como traducción de estar en un lugar es incorrecto, a menos que quieras expresar lo contrario de irse o marcharse (no me voy a la playa, estaré en casa todo el verano,I'm not going to the beach, I'm staying at home all summer) o te refieras a alojarse: Estoy en el Palace.I'm staying at the Palace.

menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart

Ex.Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex.He interprets 'alienation' as the 'malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.

Ex.In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.

Ex.It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex.In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex.Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex.For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex.'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex.In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

menos mal: menos mal! thank goodness!; menos mal que le avisaron a tiempo! it's just as well they told him in time!; menos mal que no se enteró! it's a good thing she didn't find out! (colloq); estar a mal con alguien to be on bad terms with somebody; tomarse algo a mal — to take something to heart

Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the 'malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.

Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.

Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos:… pero a mucha gente le pasó lo mismo — mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos … but the same thing happened to a lot of other people — so that makes you feel better, does it? (iro)

mal de muchos, consuelo de todoso [m5]de tontos: he suspendido, pero también mis compañeros – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontoso [m5]de todos I failed, but so did my classmates – it doesn't make it all right, just because they did too;

lo mismo pasa en otros países – mal de muchos, consuelo de tontoso [m5]de todos the same thing happens in other countries – that doesn't make it any better, though;

* sobre la marcha = on-the-fly, off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], straight away, as you go, right away, at once.

* ponerse en marcha= set off, get off + the ground, swing into + action.

* puesta en marcha= implementation, startup [start-up].

* salir de marcha= paint + the town red, party, go out on + the town.

* seguir la marcha de= monitor.

* sobre la marcha= on-the-fly, off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], straight away, as you go, right away, at once.

Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

Ex: Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.

Ex: Ironically, however, the internal organisation walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.

Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.

Ex: 'I wish she'd tell me when she asks one of my people to do something,' she added in the same flinty tone.

Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.

Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.

Ex: These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.

Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.

Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.

◊ Estar denotes a changed condition or state as opposed to identity or nature, which is normally expressed by ser. Estar is also used when the emphasis is on the speaker's perception of things, of their appearance, taste, etc. The examples given below should be contrasted with those to be found in ser 1 cópula 1 to be;

estese tranquilo don't worryestar2 sustantivo masculino (esp AmL) living roomestuve, estuviste, etc see estar 1estarverbo intransitivo1(existir, hallarse) to be: está al norte, it is to the north
¿estarás en casa?, will you be at home?
no está en ningún lado, it isn't anywhere
estamos aquí para servirle, we are at your service
su pedido aún no está, your order isn't ready yet
2(permanecer) to stay: estos días estoy en casa de mis padres, these days I'm staying at my parents' place
estoy en la oficina de ocho a dos, I'm at the office from eight to two
quiero que estés aquí un minuto, ahora vuelvo, stay here, I'll be right back
3(tener una situación actual determinada: con adjetivo o participio)estaba blanco como la cera, he had turned as white as a sheet
está dormido, he's asleep
está teñida de rubio, her hair's dyed blonde
(con gerundio)está estudiando, he is studying
estaba preparando la comida, I was cooking
(con adverbio)estoy tan lejos, I'm so far away
está muy mal,(enfermo) he is very ill
4(quedar, sentar)el jersey me está pequeño, the sweater is too small for me
5(para indicar precio, grados, fecha) (+ a:fecha) to be: ¿a qué día estamos?, what's the date?
estamos a 1 de Julio, it is the first of July
(: precio) to be at: ¿a cómo/cuánto están las manzanas?, how much are the apples?
están a setenta pesetas el kilo, they're seventy pesetas a kilo
(: grados)en Madrid estamos a cuarenta grados, it's forty degrees in Madrid
♦ Locuciones: ¿estamos?, agreed?
estar a disposición de, to be at the disposal of
estar a la que salta, to be ready to take advantage of an opportunity
estar a las duras y a las maduras, to take the bad with the good
estar al caer, to be just round the corner
estar en baja, to be waning
estar en todo, to be on top of everything
estaría bueno, whatever next
ESTAR CON:(de acuerdo con)estoy con María, I agree with Mary
ESTARDE:estoy de broma, I'm joking
está de camarero, he's working as a waiter
estaba de Dios que las cosas sucedieran así, it was God's will that things turned out this way, está de vacaciones, he's on holiday
me voy a marchar porque está claro que aquí estoy de más, I'm going to go because it's obvious that I'm in the way
ESTAR ENCIMA: su madre siempre está encima de él, his mother is always on top of him
ESTAR PARA: no estamos para bromas, we are in no mood for jokes
esa ropa está para planchar, these clothes are ready to be ironed
cuando estaba para salir, me llamaron, when I was just about to leave, they called me
ESTARPOR: la casa está por construir, the house has still to be built
estuve por decirle lo que pensaba, I was tempted to tell him what I thought
estoy por la igualdad de derechos, I'm for equal rights
ESTAR QUE: está que no puede con su alma, he is exhausted
familiarestá que trina, he's hopping mad
ESTAR TRAS: está tras el ascenso, he is after promotion
estoy tras una blusa blanca, I'm looking for a white blouse
El uso del verbo tostay como traducción de estar en un lugar es incorrecto, a menos que quieras expresar lo contrario de irse o marcharse (no me voy a la playa, estaré en casa todo el verano,I'm not going to the beach, I'm staying at home all summer) o te refieras a alojarse: Estoy en el Palace.I'm staying at the Palace.